Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic comeback complete after making United States team at 41 years old

Lindsey Vonn’s Olympic comeback complete after making United States team at 41 years old Lindsey Vonn, aged 41, has officially completed her Olympic comeback by being named to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard team. After missing the 2022 Games due to an ACL injury, she returned last season following partial knee replacement surgery and has since won two World Cup downhill races, extending her record as the oldest winner on the circuit. Vonn, a four-time overall World Cup champion, will compete in speed events in Cortina, aiming to add to her Olympic medal collection, which includes a gold from 2010 and bronzes from 2010 and 2018.

• Lindsey Vonn, 41, is making an Olympic comeback after missing the 2022 Games due to injury.
• She returned last season after partial knee replacement surgery and has won two World Cup downhill races.
• Vonn holds records as the oldest race winner and for most career downhill wins.
• Mikaela Shiffrin and Chloe Kim are also named to the U.S. Ski & Snowboard team for the Olympics.
• Shiffrin is focusing on slalom, while Kim will compete in the halfpipe.
• Vonn’s previous Olympic medals include gold in downhill (2010) and bronzes in super-G (2010) and downhill (2018).